This week, Ira spoke with David Lawrence, author of Are We Really BioChemical Robots: Sam Harris’ Crusade Against Free Will. In this willing episode of Ira’s Everything Bagel, David talks about determinism deriving from The Big Bang, which results in everything following being foreordained; the reason so many people are determinists; the conundrum that determinists face; why determinists are determined to be determinists; why the scientific outlook has a huge influence; why both groups root for their paradigms as if it were their football team; what could be a nominal middle ground between the two sides; and moving from a causal universe to a probable universe.